Woodlands School Council

 The Woodlands' students have done it again!  In the Grade 10 Michael Smith Science Challenge out of UBC: of 876 students writing nationwide, Woodlands' standings were as follows:

2nd overall Cheng Z. - $250 cheque

1st in Ontario Charlie G. - $100 cheque

Top 10% (overall)- Jim C., Helen S., Claire D., Dickson W.

Top 25% (overall)- Shannon W., Steven L.

Some clarification, Cheng beat Charlie, so technically, he won Ontario.  However, since Cheng won a national prize, they gave Charlie the Ontario prize. So we proudly have the #1 & #2 contestants in Ontario.

OAPT - Grade 11 physics contest:

Out of 1116 students writing province wide, Tina X. place 7th overall.  

Guelph Science Olympics:

Over 30 high schools from Ontario participated

1st - Teacher competition - Mr. J. Rosenblood

1st - Circuit Sleuths - Adam M., Ahson K., Vishaal P., Raghav G.,

2nd - Math Gladiatorials - Ahson K., Ke L., Andrew D., Zheng W. 

3rd - Survivor Biology - Marcus H., Roshan Dal., Jeremy H., Beini W.

 Well done everyone!

On May 27th, the Woodlands' Team had a tremendous victory over players from St. Paul's, Lorne Park, Iona and St. Martin at the ROPSSAA Qualifying Tournament.  The Woodlands' Team swept all the qualifying spots in the division for the Championship.  The team got the first, second and third places finish for Boys Singles, Boys Doubles and Mixed Doubles; and the first and second places finish for Girls Singles and Girls Doubles.

Congratulations go to Ellen Y. who finished in the fifth place for Girls Singles, Leting L. and Dickson W. in the third place for Mixed Doubles, Jack Y. and Daniel M. in the third place for Boys Doubles and Saad S. in the third place for Boys Singles. 

Special congratulations go to the following qualifiers:

First place finish qualifiers: Kitty C., Janet L., Victor H., Michael L., Daniel T., Amy X., Andy X., and Helen Z.

Second place finish qualifiers include Jason C., Mehwish P., Benjamin H., Hank X., Lydia W., Christine Y., Weiwei L., and Kathy L.

Congratulations to everyone for on their great success!

Woodlands' smallest team finished big at the ROPSSAA Track and Field championships.  Hannah M-A., won the first gold medal of the meet in the 1500m steeplechase and followed up with a silver medal in the 3000m.  Antya E. also captured a silver in the 80m hurdles in her first ever ROPSSAA Championship.  Richard N. in the 400m and 800m and Dylan M. in the 400m hurdles completed a successful meet.  Good luck to Hannah and Antya as they move on in their quest for OFSAA glory!

Summer School and Camp I Can forms are available for grades 7 and 8.  Students interested in participating should contact Mr. Samuels.  This is an excellent opportunity for academic improvement and fun activities.

Kaboom!  Artsfest: Beyond the end of the World is here at the Woodlands!  This Friday, May 29th, come and find out what the future holds.......at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are only $5.00.  Get them in the cafetaria during periods 2,3, and 4.   

The Final Exam schedule has been distributed to the homeform teachers.  Students should carefully review the schedule for conflicts.  If a student has 2 exams at the same time or if the student is an ESL student, they should complete the conflict request form available in the main office and return it to Ms. Perugini before 3 p.m. on Friday.

The agenda for the School Council Meeting to be held on May 25, 2009 is attached (PDF format).

During the week of May 11th, The Woodlands School was well represented at MusicFest Canada, a National Music Festival where music ensembles from across Canada perform after qualifying at the regional level.  Six of our ensembles were invited to perform and we are excited to report on the outstanding results of the dedicated work of our Woodlands' Students.  Our Chamber Choir earned a Bronze standing, the Intermediate Concert Band, Chamber Strings and Senior Jazz Band all earned silver standings and the Senior Concert Band and Wind Ensemble both earned Gold Standings.  Honour Awards were presented to Karen W. for her work in the Choir, Tappy H. on cello for her dedication in the Chamber Strings, Phoenix Z. on Oboe for her work in the Intermediate Concert Band, Le L. on clarinet for his leadership in the Senior Concert Band, Jonathan W. on euphonium for his outstanding musicianship in the Wind Ensemble and Sally K.  on drumset for her leadership in the Senior Jazz Band.  Congratulations to all the students and Kudos to Mrs. Barber Kahro, Miss.  Devenish,  Mr. Marjanovic and Mr. Mootrey for their dedication and hard work in making our students shine. 

On March 12, 15 grade 10 students from The Woodlands wrote the Michael Smith Science Challenge run by the University of British Columbia.  With 876 students writing the contest nation-wide, we had 8 students finish in the top 25% in the country.  Of those 8, 6 finished in the top 10% in the country.  Of those 6, Charlie G. was awarded the top prize for all of Ontario.  But not to be out done, Cheng Z. finished 2nd overall!

In summary, Woodlands students ranked:

• 2nd overall nationally,
• 1st & 2nd in Ontario,
• 6 students in the top 10%,
• 2 more in the top 25% out of 876 contestants nationwide.

Congratulations to these fine students and their advisors!

The two teams representing the Woodlands received medals in the TOP flight.

FIRST PLACE IN ONTARIO - FLIGHT A - Mixed Doubles - Stefanie L. and Ryan L.

SECOND PLACE IN ONTARIO - FLIGHT A - Boys Singles - Clayton L.

Congratulations to all for a job well done!